Early Qajar Qur'an.

Qajar Persia, dated Rajab 1215 AH (1800 AH). . Single volume, illuminated manuscript on polished paper, in Arabic, 198 leaves, complete, 105 by 65 mm; single column, 21 lines elegant black naskh per page, surah headings in ref thuluth against gilt banners throughout, opening two leaves with elaborately decorated gilt head-pieces and further gilt polychrome additions to the outer borders, fihrist at the front of the Qur'an and closing prayers at the end copied in blue and red within arabesque shapes set against decorative floral backgrounds, catch-words, a few small stains and light finger-soiling, overall very bright and attractive condition; contemporary lacquered boards, framed within gilt borders (later gilding), edges painted with floral motifs in gilt, rebacked, a handsome copy.
Very attractive pocket-sized Qur'an copied in a regular scribal hand and dated 1800 AH. The Qajar dynasty began in 1797 and saw a flourish in artistic endeavours under the patronage of Fath' Ali Shah Qajar. The present manuscript is a very early representative of this new style of manuscript art illumination from an era that became one of the most iconic in Persian art history.